Chicken waterer



sept. 22, 1931. C. JQHNSON ET AL 1,824,154

CHICKEN WATERER 'Filed March 7, 195o s sheets-sheet 1 llllllllllllllll.' ...l-l |u||||lllnlllllnilllllllll CLEMENT JOHNSON MAURICE H. HEAT/Ns TT'ORNEYS.

INVENTORS Sept. 22, 1931.

c. JoHNsoN ET AL 1,824,154

CHICKEN WATERER F'iled March 7, 1930 3 Sheeis-Sheet 2 'lIlIlllllIIlIll/llllll la s? I VE NTORS CLEMENT JOHNSON MAURICE HMEAT/Ne By MM Sept, 22, 1931. Q JOHNSON ET AL 1,824,154

CHICKEN WATERER Filed March '7, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 IN vE/v-roRs CLEMENT JoHNso/v j//R/CE H. KEA TIN@ Patented Sept. 22, 1931 emrah Fs'luaiif:,gsA PATENT ori-ice `{CLEM:.Ql JHNSGN AND ylVAURCE H. KE TIING, OF

".O D. HUF/SGN MANUEACTLG COINIPNY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNE-j Y SOTA, A COBPORTON XNNESOTA KNNEAPOLS, MINNESOTA, AS-

CHICKEN VI'ATERER Application tiled Merch 7,

ri`his invention relates to `improvements in chicken waterers or equivalent devices,

adapted to store water and automatically feed it to a drinking pan. l 3 The main objects of the invention are to provide a device ofthis type in which the telescopic cover of a reservoir may be locked to the reservoir so that the entire device may be lifted by means of a handle attached to the cover; to provide means for latching the cover to the reservoir which means lies above the water level; to provide such a latching means which is arranged entirely within the apparatus; to provide a. latch means which 's engageable and disengageable for its latching purposes by a rotative movement of the Lcover; to provide a latching meanswhich is Vpartly `formed by alifting handle placed within the reservoir; and broadly to provide any forni of latching means in a combination of this kind which is attachable and detachable by a rotative movement ofone of the casing elements. Other objects will be nientioned later. p n i5 Features of the invention include the means for carrying out the objects aforesaid, along with all details of construction shown in the drawings. y

Advantages of the inventionwill appear in the description of the drawings forming a part of this application, vand in said drawings Figure 1 is a vertical section of a chicken waterer, constructed in accordance with the :355 teachings of this invention; f

' Figure Q is a plan-section on line 2-2 of Figure 1, taken through one of the latch elements;

Figure 3 is a vertical section on line 3-3 of a FiOure 1 illustrating that form of latchinfr Y n i a means which utilizes the handle of the lower receptacle g Figure 4 Figure 1 valve;

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure further illustrating the valve; v. Figure 6 is a view showing a modified form of latching'meansg' v y f Figure 7 is a diagrammatic rplanillustratis a vertical section on line 1 -4 of illustrating the liquid control 1930. serial No. 433,975.

ing the relation of the outer handle with reference to the latching means and vinner handle, before latching; i

Figure 8 isa fragmentary vertical section on line 8--8 of Figure 2 illustrating means for preventing dumping and splashing effects; y n

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 8 showing a. modified construction for the same purpose; and f i n Figure 10 `is a fragmentary horizontal section on line 10-10 of Figure' 9.

The device comprises a hollow vbase section 1 having therein the waterfpan 2, to which ypan isattaehed the reservoir open at the top."-

This reservoir has a lifting handle @arranged adjacent its top, and diametrically thereacross. The handle provides a hollow tubular grip portion 5 and terminal horizontally flattened portions 6 which are attached Ato the inner side of the reservoir S, at 7 as by soldering. n The water pan 2 forms a top base and is suitably secured thereto. base has a bottom 1a. wardly into this hollow base in a manner to leave a dead air space between it and the walls of the base. y f

A cylindrical cover-'casing- 10 has a loose telescopic fit with the receptacle. ing -is,; of course, openat the bottom side and closed atits top side. The'casing-l() is coniposed of'inner and outer sections'11---12l arranged to form a hollow wallor chamber and for the hollow The this chamber is filled with suitable insulating lmaterial 13. The top wall 'of the element 10 is. arched upwardly as sh'owirjat 14. The

'arched element isprovided with an arcuate substantially horizontally arranged depression, for the reception ofthe correspond- 'infrlyfcurv'ed ortion 16 of a bail or handle,

the ends 17 which pass through the arched top lll.v The devicev is thus provided with. inner and outer handles, onev for the reservoir and The attached base and one forthe cover.y

-bail or handle can be swung into the depression as shown and adj acent` the centralv portion of the bail the depression'is `extended out- .wardly asshown at 18v to permit the finger.

Thepan extends down-` to be introduced under the bail at that point. These are features of the invention.

Other features of the invention relate to a latch means arranged above the water level, and to such a means adapted to beengaged and disengaged by a'rotative movement. In

the preferred form of the invention, the inner -handle by which the reservoir and pan are nlifted,is utilized as oneelement ofthe latch. lo"Referring to FiguresQ and 3 it will be seen that this handle has the flattened portions 6 with either of which a latch element generally indicated at 2O is engageable. In this instance the latch provides a recess 21 to-re- 5 ceive the flattened portion 6, and has finger 22 to engage beneath said portion. The element fis attached-as shownto the top inner surface of the telescopic cover,fand has a right- Yang'ularly vertically disposed :extension pro- "f-Zofvidlngfthe recessf21 andi'the fingerv 22. @It

"-'Will .be seenf that the latchV element'20 Can-*be made to cooperate with either llattenedporv s tion by rotating thetelescopic cover 10. This is ya Vvaluable ifeature ofthe linvention. V'A 5 modification is shown in Figure 6,*in which no `handle is used for'- tlielower receptacle, Eand therefore inwhich a suitable latch element rist'tttaehed to theV inner face ofthe reservoir. Thisl braeketlor element has a2 horizontal ex- "30 tension '31? beneath which:v the/armv 22l with 'which'the latch member 20@ lof they telescopic member 10 engages, the element20aalso having-the'recess 21a-adaptedv to receive the arm .31. Rotationof the outer freceptacle'causes fthe'hook-like `element 22a to lockinglyengage the-companion elementas in the firstcase.

Inasmuch as we believe ourselves the'first to provide/any interlockingr device between the reservoir and a cover/:fora device kof this =-kind, which isfarranged above'the Water level, this feature 'in itself is claimed herein, `along lwiththe other features.

Another feature of the invention which is ibe'st illustrated in Figure gisthegarrange- `-f--ment of the'aXis-of-thebail orl handlevfwith reference" tothe:v element'QO -so' that when vthe -cover is'rai'sedfabove the'topf thereservoi'r the' operator 'canl (byV sighting yand aligning the bail'element 16 with1 the handle element4) 50; position.: the elementfQO .with reference to the handle sol thatafter thecover is lowered( the axes of the elem-ents 16 and 4 -havingbeen kept .ein substantially yparallel relation: during the lowering ymotion) la slight rotationv of the '"55 cover 10 indirectionof thearrow A, will causethe parts to assumelatched position. 'Thus the operator can always know whatv the relative positions ofV parts 2Ok and 4 are, .although after the closure'10' is in lowermost *fm* position he can seenei'thein 'Another feature of the invention relates to the 'simple valve structure 'for controlling the flow of' water from thereservoir into the V pan. lfAn.opening 32 is 'provided inthe wall 65 of thelrese-rvoirfadajacent the bottom'y ofthe wardly through opening V 39 ginto the pan. A certain water level is auto- -matically 'maintained in the pan. As soon as ',form `one portion of the latching means.

' weather. Vso that it does not to catch upon clothes.

ceptacles pas the outer casing has Uinner casing` pan, and in this opening is loosely arranged the stem 33 of a valve having a gasket 34 engaging against a head 35, said gasket being adapted to overlap and close the opening. t` the outside the valve with a flat resilient element 36 secured in any suitable manner at 37 to the outer surface of the reservoir. The element 36 normally springs'outwardly so that the gasket 34 closes the'opening 33. Vhen the telescopic cover is moved to the position shown in Figure 1, its inner face engages the spring and presses it inwardly, and holds it in the position shown 1 1n hc' drawings so that water can flow through vessels and outof the cover 10,

the opening 33 between the this level falls below the opening 39, water `flows outwardly into the pan.

Itwill be again noted that one feature of the vinvention is the idea Vof having the handle Another feature is the arrangement whereby the latching and unlatching is obtained by rotating the outer receptacle. Another feature vrelates Vto the feature whereby part of the latch element, to-wit the handle, acts as a carrier-for the inner receptacle. Another feature relates'to the means whereby two secl tions can be locked together so that a common handle (the bail 16) will answer for both.

One of the important features of this inventionis the use of a latching means which is arranged above the water level. In all other devices known to me the sections are locked together by a device which lies in the 'water receptacle below the level of the water.

This is a very objectionable feature.

Y"Anotherfeature of thepresent invention is the use of two' handles, one on each receptacle. vAnother feature isv the arrangementV of the locking device where it is not exposed to the Another feature 1s its arrangement Another valuable feature of the invention VThe function of this means is to the hydrostatic balance as liquid lying between the inner and outer re- It will be understood that as soon shown in the drawings con it will be Yunderstood that'when the water falls below stem is connected i projectbeyond the casings assumed the position Cil the level of the top of this opening, bubbles of air are admitted which travel upwardly to a point above the water column lying between the reservoir and cover. This results in the release in the usual manner of a predetermined quantity of water into the pan. However, in devices of the ordinary construction it often happens that a relatively large quantity (too large a quantity) is released, or that it is too suddenly released, resulting in a splash andv overflow of the pan. This is a grave objection, particularly in cold weather, because the fowls get their feet wet and the moisture freezes. In lthe case of hens this frozen or cold foot condition interferes with the laying, and otherwise incapacitates them.

The present invention overcomes the above objection, and a regular non-splash -llow is obtained and the flow is controlled so that there is no overflow of the pan. It is accomplished by-providing a groove il either in the cover or on the inner receptacle, the groove being opposed to or aligned with the water level control orifice, and being extended vertically thereabove, substantially the full height of either the cover or the reservoir, at least to a level above that of the water. Under these conditions when air is admitted to the control orifice, the bubbles rise in a manner not to unduly disturb the hydrostatic equilibrium (as previously) and there are no splashing eects.

Although it is practicable to place the groove in the outer casing and therefore have the control orifice and groove in the same element, yet when this casing is only of a. single thickness, as distinguished from the double wall casing illustrated in Figure l, the groove is unsightly. Therefore in some instances, the groove is applied to the reservoir, so that the cover will hide it, and in this case, some means must be employed for causing the groove to always assume the proper operat-ive rela-tion to the orifice 39 after the Vparts are locked together. The parts are so arranged, see Figure 7, that after the rotative movement of the cover to bring the locking means 6, 2l into ,locked engagement, the orifice is always in opposition to the groove.

Figures 7 and l0 show the position of the water level control orifice in relation to the groove, when the groove is provided in the reservoir section (as distinguished from the cover). In Figure 'l' two grooves 42, 42a have been indicated in the reservoir element 3, and these grooves are diametrically related. in the position of the parts shown in this figure, the water level control orifice 39 is at the position it occupies when the handles 4l and if are aligned and before the locking means has moved to locked position as theresult of rotative motion of the cover. lf the lock element 20 assumes a position diametrically opposite that shown in the drawings, the orifice 11 will occupy a position diametrically opposite that which it now occupies, so that when the cover is rotated, it will fall into registration with the groove 42a instead of the groove Vile claim as our invention:

l. A device of the class described comprising a .vater par. and a reservoir attached thereto, said reservoir having a lifting handle arranged within and adjacent its top, a cover for the reservoir, means to detachably connect the cover to the handle and a handle.

2. A device of the class described including a water panand water reservoir secured thereto and in communication therewith, said reservoir havinga handle, a casing telescopically engaging the reservoir to form a. cover therefor, latch means adapted to detachably cooperate with the handle to prevent separation of the reservoir and casing when the device is lifted, said casing` also having a handle by which the entire apparatus may be lifted when the latching means is engaged with the other handle.

3. A device of the class described including a water' pan and water reservoir secured thereto and in communication therewith, said reservoir having a handle therewithin adjacent itsvupper open end substantially diamc-trically disposed, said handle including a terminal flattened portion which lies adjacent the innervwallfof the reservoir, a casing telescopically engaging the reservoirand forniing `a cover therefor, and having a latch adapted to detachably cooperate with the flattened portion of `the handle when the casing is rotated to prevent separation of the reservoir and casingwhen t ie device is lifted.

e. A device of the class described including a 'water pan, a water reservoir secured to andin communicationwith the water pan, and li aving a handle and an outer casing telescopically engaging the reservoir and forming a cover therefor, said casing having latch means detachably cooperable with the handle to prevent sep ara-tion of the reservoir and casing when the device is lifted, said latch means being ada ted to move to operative position by rotative motion of the casing.

5. A device of the class described including 'a water pan, a water reservoir secured to and in communication with the water pan, andv having a handle, and further having a valve for controlling 'liow of water into the pan, and an outer casing telescopically engaging the reservoir and forming a cover therefor, and being engageable with the valve to hold it in open position, said casing having latch means detachably cooperable with the handle to prevent separation ofthe reservoir and casing when the device is lifted, said latch nir-ans being adapted to moveto operative and inoperative positions byrotative motion of the casing.

6. A device of the class described including `a water -pa-n and awater reservoir secured to and in commnnicationfvvith thefpan, .an` outer casing telescopically engaging Vthe reservoir and forming. a covertherefor, and latchmeans portions of Which are respectively carried by said reservoir and` casing, adapted to Vcooperatefafs result of rotation of the casing to prevent separation oi the reservoir and casingavhen' the device is lifted, said latoh'means being positioned above the Water level.

7. A. device of theclass described including a Water pan and a Water reservoir secured to and in communication With the pan, saidreservoir having a valve adapted tocontrol liioW of'watertherefrom to the pan, an outer casing telescopically engaging. thereservoir and 'forming a cover therefor, and adapted When so engaged to hold the valve in open position and permit flow of Water from the reservoir to the pan, and latch means portions of which are' respectively carried by said reservoir and casing, adapted'to cooperate as result of rotation of the casing` to prevent separation of the reservoir and casing when' the device isliffted, said' latch means being adapted to move to operative and inoperative position' by rotative motion of the casing, and being vpositioned above the Water level.

8. A' device of the class describedv comprising a Water pan, a. reservoirattached to the pan and communicating therewith and having`V a handle within vit substantially diametrically arranged, a cover telescopically engaged With the reservoir and'having latch means adapted'to-engage-t-l'ie handle and'latch the reservoir and cover together and adapted to be latched by rotating the cover, and a handle for the cover, the axis of the cover handle being so related `to the'latchfing4 means, that when the operator brings the axesiof` the tivo hand-les into substantial parallelism, and When the cover is movedk to closing position While maintaining this parallelism, the latch means is and-the operator may be sure after the cover is lowered that said latch means is, so positioned With reference to the inner handle thata slight rotation vWill latch the parts to permit the entire device to be carried by means of the outer handle.

9. A device of the class described incl-uding av Water pan and a reservoir element attached thereto, a cover element for said reservoir extending into the pan and having an oriiee adapted to control the level of Water in the pan, one of the elements having a relatively narrow vertical groove therein which cooperates with the orifice to guide air entering the orifice in a vertical direction.

l0. A device of the class described including a Water pan and a reservoir element attached thereto, a cover element for the reservoir extending into the pan and having an oriice adapted to control the level of the Water 1n' the pan, means for locking the cover tothe reservoir, a groovei'n said reservoir extending above the Water level controlv orilice, and adapted to be opposed to the groove, said locking. means and groove being so related that looking is accomplished when the groove is operatively related to the control orifice so that the locking means also acts as a positioning means.

ll. A device ot the class described comprising. a Water pan and a reservoir attached thereto, valve for controlling How of Water from the reservoir, a cover adapted to extend into the Water pan, and operate the valve to open it, when so extended, said cover having a Water, level control'orilice, one of said elements havingy va verticalgroove arranged in yopposition vto said vorii'ice so that air entering said orice will be guided upwardly by the groove, and' means for Vdetachably locking the cover tothe reservoir, by rotative motion of the cover, so that when said means is in locking' position the control orice is arranged in' operative relation tothe groove.

In Witness whereof, We have hereunto lset our hands vthis 19 day of February, 1930.

MAURICE H. KEATING. CLEMENT JOHNSON. 

